Theories that have been disproven by the games.
Of the protagonists we’ve had the honour to play with so far, Rean is arguably the most enigmatic one of the bunch. Estelle believes in ul-tra-vi-o-lence and Lloyd in the system of justice. Kevin was a harder nut to crack, but fortunately The 3rd was dedicated to his case. That leaves us with Rean Schwarzer. Call him the awkwardly silent protagonist, harem master or Gary Stu all you want, it is hard to deny that his background is riddled with mysteries.
[Ed. note: This is an oldie – it’s been sitting in the draft for 1.5+ years now – but by popular demand I’ll hit the Publish button.]
Family is an important theme throughout Trails of Cold Steel and Trails of Cold Steel II. Amidst that focus, surprisingly little is said about Laura’s mother. Unless she was born out of thin air — or, say, a sword — we can assume that at one point in time Victor S. Arseid had a female partner that gave birth for Laura. Although said woman is mentioned by neither father nor daughter, she might have been present for far longer than we know.
Submitted by Pie
What if the Grandmaster were not a physical person but rather a being (or beings) trapped in a separate plane and it is the duty of Ouroboros to unlock the plane and incarnate the Grandmaster?
Continue reading [Submitted Theory] Yet Another Grandmaster Theory
Submitted by Catasplurge
This theory is based on the idea that the fire and water sept-terrions are in Erebonia, with Testa Rossa acting as a link between the two.
Note: Some of this is based off the revelations made in Cold Steel 2’s NG+ quest.
Continue reading [Submitted Theory] The Equilibrium Between the Opposing Gods
Details on how this theory is broken can be found below the cut.
Submitted by Voidu-kun on 3/14/2017!
One of the questions that have plagued the kiseki fanbase since its reveal has been one of the biggest ones we have so far when it comes to Sen no Kiseki 3/Trails of Cold Steel 3,and that question being this “Who is behind Rean in that teaser image?” One of the many theories was that it was just Rean’s back, but subsequent news has shown us that is not the case as such many have taken to saying that it’s Crow and he will be revived. I’m here to offer my own theory on this matter, and on who I expect our mystery man is.
This theory was also submitted by bronzefrog from gamefaqs on 3/19/2017!
Hunting the truth, 1192. Or where I am going to make more wild theories about what happened during that fateful winter with Rean.
Continue reading [Submitted Theory] Hunting the Truth of 1192
One of the many unfinished story arc in the Kiseki series is the one about Rianne, the granddaughter of General Morgan and Katrina who lives with them. Neither Morgan nor Katrina mention a word about their son… Continue reading Mikhail is the son of General Morgan
Uhoh, we’re back on this theory again.
This is what happens when you give me time to think about a theory- and in this theory in particular, I couldn’t stop thinking about it, even after posting it. In fact, posting it got me to thinking even more.
Going through this theory does require additional reading, and for that, I point you to the original post I made on this subject.
This starts with a lot of observations to pull together to make the theory. There are definitely spoilers in this for Cold Steel II- especially its NG+ scene. I’m also using some minor info from the Crossbell Games to back this theory.
There are also lots of images behind the cut on this.
Continue reading Ein’s Sprite Design Part 2 – How Much Does it Tell Us?
Yet another theory submitted by Bronze Frog (sorry about earlier posts!)
This is about the [Sept Terrion in Erebonia], but with a twist on what people may think!
(Editor’s Note: I’ve made a minor edit to the starting line, to avoid spoilers before you go under the cut.)
Let’s ignore the Divine Knights for a bit here, and talk Black Records.
This is a theory submitted by Aliseyun!
In physics, there is a phenomenon called resonance, whereby having a body vibrate at a certain frequency, you can cause other similar bodies to vibrate in response. This process can be used to explain the goals of Ouroboros during Sen II.
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